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JANUARY 2011 • ISSUE 5 • VOL . 8
THE CALGARY SCIENCE SCHOOL
Principal’s Message I mentioned in the last Spectrum that we will see a couple of staffing changes in the new year, with Mr. McWilliam coming back from the teacher exchange, Mr. Rooks returning down under, and Mr. Neufeld taking parental leave. I can now tell you the last piece of the puzzle: Margaret Leland, our longest serving substitute teacher and one of the biggest supporters of the school, will be stepping into that grade 5 position left vacant with Mr. Neufeld’s leave. We are excited to be working even more closely with Mrs. Leland for the remainder of this school year.
November was a busy time for us at CSS. We ended one trimester with student-led conferences and we again hosted a school musical production. The student-led conferences were well attended and the feedback we received was very positive. Thank you to the students and parents who were able to attend the conferences to celebrate the successes our students earned during the first trimester. The other major November event was the school musical. If you saw the production you know how large in scope, in student and staff participation, and in impact the production was. If you didn’t see it, let me summarize by saying that, from start to finish,
it was an ambitious undertaking that was executed very well. I applaud our students who participated for having the courage and the commitment to see it through and I want to again thank our staff who gave up so much of their blood, sweat and tears to make it happen. You can see a picture of the cast and crew later in this Spectrum. Lastly, I want to wish everyone a safe and happy winter break! Darrell Lonsberry
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